Day 16
Back to the heat! Woke up with a mild hangover, but more accurate to say the damned Red Bull had given me the jitters and that was causing more consternation than anything. The walk in wasn't too bad. It is supposed to hit 40C or higher. That's going to be one hot bastard walking back.
The city was setting up for Australia Day celebration parades. The holiday is a combination of Columbus and Independence Day. Everything is closed (except the fast food shops) and there will be a lot of celebrating and eating. There are fireworks slated for tonight. Last year, I did laundry on Australia Day and had Nando's chicken. LOL It is a big deal and each state has its own web site dedicated to the holiday. I am providing the link to the Victoria Australia Day
I found the web site for Eugene Hamilton. I don't have iTunes installed on my laptop and MSN Music Space did not know who he was. I heard that iTunes did recognize the artist, and called his style Jazz. I just called it lounge. Either way, I am sure he'll have front row seats and a video camera so he can take notes from Wayne Newton when he performs here next month. Maybe he'll even add Danke Schoen to his song list. I can only hope.
I went to go watch Kevin Botti play tennis. He's from France, and is in the Junior's draw for singles and doubles. He has officially lost in both. Still, I found it novel that there is a tennis player with my surname. He even looks like he might have the game to actually make the tour, though I don't really know how that works to know when he could make the main draw. But, I am definitely going to keep an eye on his progress now that I know he's playing in the major junior tournaments. A Botti on Centre Court at Wimbledon would be outstanding. I know I'll only get there if I buy a ticket or queue in the rain. LOL I have pictures, but I am sticking to my guns and not posting any pictures until I get back from the trip, or until Colleen makes me. Sorry!
Never heard from the guy that wanted me to do a food review for him. Oh well. I was willing, but I guess he didn't recognize my registration when I tried to sign up on his site. I haven't really done official reviews here, and I am not about to do one he can cut and paste onto his own site. If he wants it badly enough, he'll accept my registration and I'll do it on his site. If not, well, I'll still at least mention the places I have dinner while here in country.
I am just waiting for Colleen to call me. She should be getting into LA soon, I think. The time math gets harder as she approaches the International date line. It is 19 hours difference from Melbourne to LA. That means it is 7PM LA time on Wednesday night at the time I am writing this. Basically, you add 5 hours to whatever time it is here and then remember it is yesterday. LOL. She's supposed to land there around 8PM LA time I forgot to keep a copy of her itinerary, but I know she lands here tomorrow morning at 9:25, and that's the important one. :-)
Woo-hoo! Colleen called from LAX. She's beyond check in and into the security area. That means there's little to stop her from arriving in the morning. I am sooo excited.
Tonight will be more Hofbrauhaus for dinner. Not sure why. Corey seems to love the place. I could actually take it or leave it, but I can't pass up a chance for some spaetzle and everything is tasty after the first liter of beer. I can't believe I actually said that. How in the holy hell can I actually consider doing more drinking? Who am I kidding, I'll be drinking. :-) I will guarantee, however, that there will be no binge, as I intend to be fully alert and ready to pick up Colleen.
Rachel said her fiancee (they are getting married in three weeks) is likely flying the plane Colleen is riding on here. He's a pilot with Qantas, and last year, he flew BJ home and even took the time to go and introduce himself to Brian. I thought that was cool.
I made the choice to purchase a case of beer and carry it home. It turned out that a 6 pack was $20.90 but the case was $53.60 so that meant I got roughly 9 beers for free buying it by the case. I didn't really need that much beer, but somehow I'll struggle through. :-) Carrying it home was sweaty! Seriously sweaty. I am amazed at how much I have managed to sweat this last two weeks. Of course, I probably need it with all the beer I have been drinking. :-)
Cheers!
The city was setting up for Australia Day celebration parades. The holiday is a combination of Columbus and Independence Day. Everything is closed (except the fast food shops) and there will be a lot of celebrating and eating. There are fireworks slated for tonight. Last year, I did laundry on Australia Day and had Nando's chicken. LOL It is a big deal and each state has its own web site dedicated to the holiday. I am providing the link to the Victoria Australia Day
I found the web site for Eugene Hamilton. I don't have iTunes installed on my laptop and MSN Music Space did not know who he was. I heard that iTunes did recognize the artist, and called his style Jazz. I just called it lounge. Either way, I am sure he'll have front row seats and a video camera so he can take notes from Wayne Newton when he performs here next month. Maybe he'll even add Danke Schoen to his song list. I can only hope.
I went to go watch Kevin Botti play tennis. He's from France, and is in the Junior's draw for singles and doubles. He has officially lost in both. Still, I found it novel that there is a tennis player with my surname. He even looks like he might have the game to actually make the tour, though I don't really know how that works to know when he could make the main draw. But, I am definitely going to keep an eye on his progress now that I know he's playing in the major junior tournaments. A Botti on Centre Court at Wimbledon would be outstanding. I know I'll only get there if I buy a ticket or queue in the rain. LOL I have pictures, but I am sticking to my guns and not posting any pictures until I get back from the trip, or until Colleen makes me. Sorry!
Never heard from the guy that wanted me to do a food review for him. Oh well. I was willing, but I guess he didn't recognize my registration when I tried to sign up on his site. I haven't really done official reviews here, and I am not about to do one he can cut and paste onto his own site. If he wants it badly enough, he'll accept my registration and I'll do it on his site. If not, well, I'll still at least mention the places I have dinner while here in country.
I am just waiting for Colleen to call me. She should be getting into LA soon, I think. The time math gets harder as she approaches the International date line. It is 19 hours difference from Melbourne to LA. That means it is 7PM LA time on Wednesday night at the time I am writing this. Basically, you add 5 hours to whatever time it is here and then remember it is yesterday. LOL. She's supposed to land there around 8PM LA time I forgot to keep a copy of her itinerary, but I know she lands here tomorrow morning at 9:25, and that's the important one. :-)
Woo-hoo! Colleen called from LAX. She's beyond check in and into the security area. That means there's little to stop her from arriving in the morning. I am sooo excited.
Tonight will be more Hofbrauhaus for dinner. Not sure why. Corey seems to love the place. I could actually take it or leave it, but I can't pass up a chance for some spaetzle and everything is tasty after the first liter of beer. I can't believe I actually said that. How in the holy hell can I actually consider doing more drinking? Who am I kidding, I'll be drinking. :-) I will guarantee, however, that there will be no binge, as I intend to be fully alert and ready to pick up Colleen.
Rachel said her fiancee (they are getting married in three weeks) is likely flying the plane Colleen is riding on here. He's a pilot with Qantas, and last year, he flew BJ home and even took the time to go and introduce himself to Brian. I thought that was cool.
I made the choice to purchase a case of beer and carry it home. It turned out that a 6 pack was $20.90 but the case was $53.60 so that meant I got roughly 9 beers for free buying it by the case. I didn't really need that much beer, but somehow I'll struggle through. :-) Carrying it home was sweaty! Seriously sweaty. I am amazed at how much I have managed to sweat this last two weeks. Of course, I probably need it with all the beer I have been drinking. :-)
Cheers!
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